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Nailed/Take up Your Cross

Nailed/Take up Your Cross is a compilation album from the crossover thrash metal band The Crucified of the band's first two demos that were originally released in 1986 (TUYC) and 1987 (Nailed).


2006 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

From there, Tech kicker Alex Trlica nailed a 52-yard field goal, tying the game as time expired.

2008 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Beyah, who had two catches for 59 yards on the final drive, tied the game 13-13 with his breathtaking grab and freshman kicker Alan Gendreau, who was frozen twice by consecutive Florida Atlantic timeouts, nailed the extra point to send the remaining Blue Raider faithful into a frenzy as the students stormed the field.

ArenaBowl XI

In the second quarter, Arizona lead off the period with FB/LB Bob McMillen getting a one-yard touchdown run, while Iowa kicker Mike Black nailed a 25-yard field goal.

Ariadna bicolor

He brought the spiders from Ithaca and made them a home that had blocks nailed together that each had a hole.

Charlie Don't Surf

"Charlie Don't Surf", a sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan consisting of a child mannequin who sits at a school desk with the hands nailed down to it by two pencils.

Clinton Schifcofske

During the 2006 season, one of Schifcofske's penalty goal attempts in a match against the Wests Tigers was the subject of Ray Warren's commentary; as he was taking the shot, Warren called the words: "Eddie Jones (who was at the time the coach of the Queensland Reds), if you're watching..." and Schifcofske nailed the shot.

Greasy pole

The Bear River Cherry Carnival in Bear River, Nova Scotia offers $100 every year to the first person to walk out their greased pole and grab a Canada flag nailed to the end of the pole.

Richard Setlowe

The gruesome "night letter" nailed on Saxon's hotel room door recalls the true story of geisha Sada Abe, well known in Japan for having carried her lover's severed genitalia in her handbag after killing him by erotic asphyxiation.

Stephen Constantine of Serbia

Some chronicles have recorded stories of his alleged brutal execution, Pseudobrokar states that Stephen Uroš III ordered him nailed to a tree, after which he was cut in half, while Mavro Orbin said that his was done by Vladislav, who had captured him.

Striking the colors

On 23 September 1779, Capt. Richard Pearson, RN, of HMS Serapis, nailed the British ensign to the ensign staff with his own hands before going into battle against Continental Navy ship Bonhomme Richard.

Tom Dempsey

The snap from Jackie Burkett was good, and Dempsey nailed the field goal with a couple of feet to spare.


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